2:03 PM,
Dec. 26, 2013

Detroit Tigers' Nick Castellanos.

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Posted by Brian Manzullo
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

We already know the Detroit Tigers' lineup in 2014 is going to look awfully different with the likes of Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta and Omar Infante gone.

But that may not mean much in terms of a drop-off from 2013. ESPN's Buster Olney ranks the Tigers' lineup entering next year as third-best in the majors, behind only the Texas Rangers at No. 1 and the Boston Red Sox at No. 2.

"Prince Fielder put up good numbers in his two years with the Tigers ... but now his production is gone -- yet Detroit might have a more functional lineup, with more speed and more depth," Olney said. ...